Holder for bags



(No Model.) Y A. N. BARNES & G. L. EDMONDS.

HOLDER FOR BAGS, &e. No. 341,545, Patented May 11, 1886.

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UNITED STATES ANDREV N. BARNES AND CHARLES L.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDMONDS, OF RONDOUT, NEV YORK.

HOLDER Fon BAGS, am.

SLECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,545, dated May l1, 1886.

Application filed January 20, 1856.

, To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, ANDREW N. BARNEs, a citizen of the United States, and CHARLES L. EDMoNDs, also a citizen of the United States, both residing at Rondout, in the county of Ulsterand State of New York, have invented cert-ain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Bags, &c., oi' which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in holders applicable for snpportin g grain or other bags in position for filling, and also for holding bag-strainers employed by wholesale chemists and manufacturers for the purpose of straining or filtering sirups, decoctions, or solutions adapted to be employed in the manufacture of summer-drinks, or for other purposes, such as described in the .specification o'f Letters Patent granted to Andrew N. Barnes, dated July 2l, 1885, No. 322,408.

In carrying out our invention we employ a hollow bag-holdcr, by preference of oval contour, formed by preference with an internal vertical surface, and an external angular surface so arranged iu relation to the vertical internal surface that a section through the holder shall be semi-conical in forni.

The bag-holder, according to our present invention, is supported by brackets so formed that they may be adjusted vertically on standards forming part of the main framing of the device, and at the same time pivoted on or in the said standards.

The bag-holder is so formed as to allow of a bag being placed within its hollow interior and held pendent from its upper surface by means of the mouth of the bag being turned over the outer inclined surface of the holder, and there retained by means of a correspondingly-formed grip having an internal inclined surface. The grip is connected to the bagholder by an adjustable hinge on one side, and is locked in position to hold the bag tightly by means of a hooked or notched clasp or other suitable locking means.

If desired, We can arrange our improved device in series over holes formed in a table or shelf, through which the bags are supported in a' pendent position. This arrangement is particularly applicable for supporting bags employed for filtering purposes.

rlhe device may be 'supportedv in a pendent Serial No. 189,134. (No model.)

position from ilie ceiling, or from a bracket carried by a wall, partition, or other suitable support. When employing standards, the said standards are pivoted in front of stationary nprights, and the standards, when in a vertical position, are locked to the uprights by dropping loops carried by the standards and taking into catches or notches inthe uprights.

The accompanying drawings form part of this specification, and illustrate what we consider the best means of carrying out our invention.

Figure 1 is a front view, Fig. 2 a side view, and Fig. 3a plan view, of our improved device. Fig. 4 is a plan View of part of the holder with its trunnions. view of one of 'the bearings.

In each of the views similar letters of reference are employed to indicate correspond ing parts wherever they occur.

A A represent the supportingfrarne, which is composed of a pair of vertical uprights, A A', supported on bearingpieces A2 A2, which are connected together by a cross-piece, A3.

A" A" are struts or supports arranged at the rear of the uprights A', to give greater rigid ityand strength tosaid uprights.

A5 Ai are a pair of standards, which at z e are pivoted in bracket-pieces e z', formed on or ai'iixed to the uprights A A. The standards Ai A5 at their upper ends are cut away at c a, and so formed as to be capable of being received within recesses b b in adjustable brackets B, which are formed with slotted grooves, through which pass set-screws c c,

Fig. 5 is a detail i l'or the purpose of adjusting the position of' the brackets B in relation to the uprights A', so as to accommodate bags of greater or less length.

rlhe brackets B at their upper ends are formed with lateralv extensions 11"', which are bifurcated. To the extensions b2 of the brackets B are bolted bearings y y', adapted to re ceive trunnions c e, formed on or aiiixed to the under side ofthe bag-holder E.

The bag-holder E is formed hollow, by preference of an oval contour, and with an internal vertical surface, e', and an external angular or inclined surface, c2.

The bag D is placed downward through the hollow interior E', and its mouth d is turned over the upper surface of the holder E and IOO .holderEX around the exterior inclined surfaces, ci, so that the body of the bag` is pendent from the The baghavingbeen placed in position, the turned-over portion of the mouth d is clamped in position by a grip, F, which is formed with an internal inclined surface eorresponding` with the ine/lined surface c2 ofthe holder E, and having` a similar oval contour. Upon the side of the arm b of each of the cxtensions bi of the brackets B is formed or affixed an extension, b", adapted to pass under the rear side of the holder E and prevent its being tilted baeluvard.

The grip F is formed with a forked extension, F, the arnisfiij' ot' which are formed with bearings for the reception of a pin, j", which forms the upper bearing` for a linkpiece, f2, which at j is pivoted to the arms g g of a forked bearing-piece, G, formed on or affixed to the rear of the holder E. The linkpiece f2 is formed with an extension, j, adapted to serve as a stop to hold the grip F in a vertical posit-ion `vhen it is desired to insert an empty or remove a full bag, D. The arms fif* are also formed with extensions fj', which, when the grip F is raised into the position for the application or removal. of a bag, D, come against the arnis g y/ and form rests for the grip F, as shown by Fig. 2.

Vhen a bag, D, has been applied to the holder E and the grip F shut down upon the overlapped portion of the mouth d, the grip F is held in position by a loc'kingpiec'e, H, Which, in the arrzilngement shown in the d rawings, is pivoted to the grip F, and is formed with notches h, adapted to engage with a projection, i, formed on or affixed to the under side of the holder E.

\Vhen a bag,` is to be applied to the device,

the parts are placed in the position shown by Figs. l and 2. A bag is then inserted, its mouth d is lapped over the holder E, and it is then clamped by the grip F, as described in Patent No. 322,408, previously referred to. 'Vhen the bag is full, or it is desired to remove the same, the grip F is uniocked and turned into a vertical position, when the same may be readily and easily removed.

To thefront face ol" one or both of the stand ards A5 is pivoted a rest, x, adapted, when the standards are tilted forward, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, to support them in an inclined position. rEhe standards A5 are also provided with holding-loops w w, adapted to be slipped over the nprights A and hold the standards Ai in a vertical position, as shown by Figs. 1 and 2.

In the centers of the upper halves of the bearings y y/ are formed bearings for the reception of bindingserews g/i gf, adapted to retain the bag-holders at any desired angle in relation to the axes of their trunnions.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, iS-

The eonlbination of the holder E, provided ANDREN N. BARNES. CHAR-LES L. EDMONDS.

fitnessesz DANIEL B. S'row, Winnen L. HALE. 

